Management of Ampullary Carcinoid Tumors with Pancreaticoduodenectomy

A 66 year old female was found to have an ampullary mass on endoscopic examination. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed and the pathology was consistent with carcinoid tumor. Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla of Vater are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, accounting for 0.3-1% of gastroin...

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Autores principales: Jaoude, Wassim Abi, Lau, Christopher, Sugiyama, Gainosuke, Duncan, Albert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
Materias:
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.8.4
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Sumario:A 66 year old female was found to have an ampullary mass on endoscopic examination. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed and the pathology was consistent with carcinoid tumor. Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla of Vater are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, accounting for 0.3-1% of gastrointestinal carcinoids. Management of ampullary carcinoid tumor with pancreaticoduodenectomy is in accordance with current recommendations.

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